Congrats to the whole A’s team for doing what they did this year. With Oakland and in Balitmore, their manager got it in the players minds that they could win. Just like with the 1969 Mets – “you gotta believe”.

If the Cardinals and the O’s go down tonight, I’ll be cheering for the A’s. Think of them as underdogs as far as experience goes, but sometimes the desire to win can upstage that. And I think most of those guys will be out to prove they’re more than the pushovers everyone assumes they are.

However things go tonight for my Cards, it’s gonna be some exciting baseball in the next few weeks!

The Real Deal has shown a lot of poise this year, which he’ll need against Verlander. Since this is a longer series with 25 man rosters, expect Melvin to give the kid some innings if he gets off to a rocky start. Hopefully the A’s believe they can win. It all starts with belief.